The EuroMeSCo Annual Conference, held on 1-2 June in Barcelona, aimed at contributing to debates and reflections on countering violent extremism in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The main ideas that came out from the debates have been gathered in a short document. The conclusions from the conference will be widely disseminated among policy makers and practitioners across the region as a policy-oriented contribution of the EuroMeSCo network to policies and initiatives to prevent and address violent extremism.

•Institute for Development and International Relations – IRMO, Croatia

•Peace Research Institute Frankfurt – PRIF, Germany

Support for mobility among researchers of EuroMeSCo members

In January 2017 the IEMed and EuroMeSCo have launched a new program "Support for mobility among researchers of EuroMeSCo members" whose objective is to promote the mobility of researchers affiliated to the member institutes of the network. The program is funded from IEMed´s proper funds. Following the first call for proposals submitted under this programme, it was decided that IEMed and EuroMeSCo would support the organization of the following workshops:

Security Sector Reform in the Southern Neighborhood, held in Brussels on 19 May, organized by European Union Institute for Security Studies

The Trump Administration and the Mediterranean: What to Expect, What to Advise, to be held in Genoa on 14-16 June, organised by German Marshall Fund

From Democratic Transition to Democracy Learning: towards a paradigmatic turn in Democratization Studies, to be held in Rabat on 28-30 September, organized by Centre for Studies and Research in Social Sciences

EuroMeSCo reaffirms its position among 10 best think tank networks in the world

EuroMeSCo has been ranked number 9 best think tank network in the world, according to the University of Pennsylvania Global Go To Think Tank Index Report for 2016.